On August 2, in a brazen attack on the arms control architecture forged by US and Soviet leaders during the Cold War era, the... moreOn August 2, in a brazen attack on the arms control architecture forged by US and Soviet leaders during the Cold War era, the United States formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a 1987 accord that bans the possession o...

As he refuses to take action to combat the climate crisis, which scientists say is making extreme weather events more intense... moreAs he refuses to take action to combat the climate crisis, which scientists say is making extreme weather events more intense and devastating, President Donald Trump reportedly suggested deploying America’s vast nuclear arsenal to stop hurricanes from rea...

Nuclear experts and disarmament advocates are warning that the world is witnessing a new arms race after the Pentagon tested ... moreNuclear experts and disarmament advocates are warning that the world is witnessing a new arms race after the Pentagon tested a new missile Sunday that would have violated a Cold War-era treaty the Trump administration ditched earlier this month.

Fatal accidents, risky posturing, obscene spending, mounting instability and fear – these are all features of nuclear arms ra... moreFatal accidents, risky posturing, obscene spending, mounting instability and fear – these are all features of nuclear arms racing, not bugs. We can expect to see more of this as the United States and Russia, the world’s two largest hoarders of nuclear wea...

A 2017 report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates U.S. nuclear reactors lose $2.9 billion per year in operations over... moreA 2017 report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates U.S. nuclear reactors lose $2.9 billion per year in operations overall. Eight American reactors have closed permanently since 2013, and most of the remaining 97 units are very old and costly.

At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, the Greenland ice sheet hosted a number of clandestine U.S. Army bases whose job ... moreAt the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, the Greenland ice sheet hosted a number of clandestine U.S. Army bases whose job it was to get an estimated 600 medium-range ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads ready for deployment. The largest of these si...